Arrow made the presentation at The Things Conference Amsterdam
Arrow Electronics has announced a collaboration with LoRaWAN solution provider The Things Industries, under which both organizations will provide LoRaWAN-compliant device design solutions. The combined offering will help enterprises reduce time to market for LoRaWAN-enabled products.
The Things Industries has developed the Generic Node, a reference design LoRaWAN appliance that is optimized for low-cost IoT operations and easy cloud integration. Arrow is a hardware and software provider with design and supply expertise in the IoT space. Arrow's Engineering Services Center supports companies developing products with the LoRaWAN protocol by providing advice and recommendations. Support is customized based on customer needs, either with additional expertise on specific issues or additional resources.
Generic Node is a LoRaWAN-enabled device with a template design that does not require any hardware and firmware development. It allows developers to focus on the features of their own device without wasting time redoing the basics of manufacturing LoRaWAN devices. Its customizable hardware design allows the Generic Node to be configured to meet any specific need. Motion, free fall, temperature, humidity and orientation sensors are available integrated.
Wienke Giezeman, CEO of The Things Industries, explained: “Combining our reference solution with Arrow's IoT hardware and software expertise can help deliver substantial savings to customers in terms of initial development and IoT operational costs, as well as significantly reduce time to market.”
Jamie Davey, Associate Vice President of Design Services for Arrow Electronics, delivered a keynote address on Arrow's engineering services capabilities at The Things Conference in Amsterdam, September 22-23. Jamie commented, “By working with The Things Industries and Arrow, customers can start and complete their development of LoRaWAN-enabled products faster and more efficiently. Arrow is here to provide the level of support required, spanning design, development and manufacturing, right through to secure provisioning for the cloud.”
